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Andrew Cohen

Andrew Cohen is a contributing editor at The Atlantic and legal analyst for 60 Minutes. He is also chief analyst and legal editor for CBS Radio News and has won a Murrow Award as one of the nation's leading legal analysts and commentators. More

Andrew Cohen is a Murrow Award-winning legal analyst and commentator. He covers legal events and issues for CBS News' 60 Minutes and CBS Radio News and its hundreds of affiliates around the country. He is also a contributing editor at The Atlantic, where he focuses his writing upon the intersection of law and politics.He is the winner of the American Bar Association’s 2012 Silver Gavel Award for his Atlantic commentary about the death penalty in America and the winner of the Humane Society’s 2012 Genesis Award for his coverage of the plight of America’s wild horses. A racehorse owner and breeder, Cohen also is a two-time winner of both the John Hervey and O’Brien Awards for distinguished commentary about horse racing. Follow Andrew on Twitter at @CBSAndrew.
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Why I'm Not Rooting For 'I'll Have Another' In the Preakness

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The document, filed by the Justice Department, reveals just how badly the Arizona lawman abused his power. It should be required reading at the Supreme Court.… More »

Nicholas Katzenbach, Unsung Hero of America's Desegregation

Nicholas Katzenbach, Unsung Hero of America's Desegregation

The Civil Rights era attorney general died Tuesday night at the age of 90.… More »

The United States of Anger and Contradiction

The United States of Anger and Contradiction

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At Guantanamo, a Dubious Start to a Doubtful Trial

At Guantanamo, a Dubious Start to a Doubtful Trial

Saturday's arraignment at Guantanamo Bay for Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his alleged 9/11 co-conspirators highlights the perils of trying terror suspects via military tribunal.… More »

The Kentucky Derby and the Slow Death of Horse Racing

The Kentucky Derby and the Slow Death of Horse Racing

On the eve of the sport's biggest event, it needs more than a Triple Crown to survive.… More »

The Feds Unnecessarily Round Up Wild Horses, Then Complain About Costs

The Feds Unnecessarily Round Up Wild Horses, Then Complain About Costs

After ridding Western lands of thousands of wild mustangs at the request of corporate interests, the Bureau of Land Management now is worried about the price of its programs.… More »

The Missouri Legislature, Unhinged Again

The Missouri Legislature, Unhinged Again

Earlier this year it was considering nullification of all non-conservative federal statutes. Now, it wants to criminalize enforcement of the federal health-care law.… More »

5 Takeaways from the Immigration Argument at the Supreme Court

5 Takeaways from the Immigration Argument at the Supreme Court

No, Obama doesn't need a new lawyer, but the conservative-minded Court seems more likely to side with Arizona.… More »

Will the Supreme Court Uphold Arizona's Immigration Law?

Will the Supreme Court Uphold Arizona's Immigration Law?

On Wednesday, the justices will hear arguments on the controversial legislation. Their decision -- in favor or against -- will have implications for decades to come.… More »

Racial Bias in Death Penalty Cases: A North Carolina Test

Racial Bias in Death Penalty Cases: A North Carolina Test

A state judge gives life to an extraordinary new law designed to remedy the state's long history of prejudice in death penalty cases.… More »

RIP: The Red Sox Decade (2003-2012)

RIP: The Red Sox Decade (2003-2012)

Saturday's epic loss to the hated Yankees marks the sad end of a remarkably successful and interesting era for the Olde Towne Team.… More »

On National Pot Day, A Speech President Obama Should Give

On National Pot Day, A Speech President Obama Should Give

More Americans today support medical-marijuana use than support the death penalty. So if Obama won't lead here, then perhaps he should follow.… More »

Remembering Hockey's 'Good Friday Massacre,' 28 Years Later

Remembering Hockey's 'Good Friday Massacre,' 28 Years Later

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Why Won't Prosecutors Make Amends for Flawed Investigations?

Why Won't Prosecutors Make Amends for Flawed Investigations?

For years, federal lawyers, prosecutors, and law enforcement officials failed to inform defense attorneys about inaccuracies in scientific evidence.… More »

Who Knew? Secession Again on the Agenda in Missouri

Who Knew? Secession Again on the Agenda in Missouri

A state senator's radical amendment would prohibit the "Missouri state government from recognizing, enforcing, or acting" upon any federal law conservatives oppose.… More »

Revelations From the Zimmerman Affidavit

Revelations From the Zimmerman Affidavit

The case will likely hinge on the testimony of one key witness: the young woman who was on the phone with Trayvon Martin as it all happened.… More »

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